Prof. Oluyemisi Bolajoko Fawole

Professor

Agronomy

Department: Agronomy
Email: fawoleob@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: No. 5, Ground Floor, Professorial Suite Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Soil microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology courses. Her research focus is largely on the use of microbial inoculants for sustainable Agriculture. She is currently working on development of biofertilizers and biopesticides from soil borne fungi.

Prof. Oluyemisi Bolajoko Fawole had her first degree in Microbiology from the University of Ilorin in 1982; and her master’s and Doctorate degrees in Microbiology from the University of Ibadan in 1985 &1990 respectively.
Her career started with NSPRI in 1990, she worked briefly at Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso 1991, moved to the University of Ilorin in 1992 as a Lecturer II, and became a Professor of Soil Microbiology in 2017.
Prof. Fawole’s administrative experiences include Ag. HOD Agronomy; sub-dean, Faculty of Agric.; President Unilorin Pacesetter’s cooperatives; Assistant Director Center for International Education (CIE); and Chairperson, Unilorin Guest Houses Management Board.
She was a member of the Ekiti State Economic Development Council, a Fellow of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD); the current National President of the Nigerian chapter of AWARD (NiWARD), and a member Academic Advisory Council, NIPSS, Kuru. Prof. Fawole belongs to the Soil Science Society of Nigeria, the American Society for Microbiology, and many other professional bodies.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Microbiology
MSc. Botany (Microbiology)
BSc. Microbiology

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, Royal Society of Biology
Member, Soil Society of Nigeria
Member, American Society for Microbiology
Member, Nigeria Women in Agricultural Research for Development

Undergraduate Teaching

AGY 205: Introduction to Soil Science (2 Credits)
AGY 304: Soil Science for Engineers (2 Credits)
AGY 406: Soil Fertility and Soil Water Management (2 Credits)
AGY 522: Soil Microbiology (3 Credits)
AGY 512: Analytical Techniques in Soil Science
AGY 599: Special Projects (5 Credits)

Postgraduate Teaching

SSC 813: Soil Microbial Ecology (3 Credits)
SSC 814: Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry (3 Credits)
SSC 806: Micrbial Biotechnology (3 Credits)
SSC 911: Advances in Soil Microbial Ecology (3 Credits)
SSC 914: Advances in Waste Management and Resource Recovery (3 Credits)
SSC 908: Environmental Microbiology

Research Interests

Bio fertilizer production
Bio remediation
Bio degradation

Research Affiliations

Nigeria Stored Product Research Institute
Nigeria Women in Agricultural Research for Development
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture

Links to Publications

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

fawoleob@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

No. 5, Ground Floor, Professorial Suite Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin

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